en Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)

Welton Felipe
	Welton in action for Levski
Personal information
Full name	Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo
Date of birth	6 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Paranavaí, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Number	97
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Maringá
2018	→ XV de Piracicaba (loan)
2020–2021	Botafogo-PB
2022–2024	Levski Sofia
2024–	Gamba Osaka
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Welton Felipe Paraguá de Melo (born 6 August 1997), commonly known as Welton Felipe, Chimbinha or simply Welton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.^[1]

Career

Welton started his career with Maringá in 2018 and was loaned to XV de Piracicaba later that year. In January 2021, he became a new player of Botafogo-PB and scored 5 goals in 21 matches of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

On 4 January 2022, Welton signed for Levski Sofia on a three-year contract. The player signed for Gamba Osaka of Japan's J.League on February 11, 2024.

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

Bulgarian Cup (1): 2021–22

Individual

Best forward in Bulgarian football - 2023^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 December 2023^[3]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maringá	2018	Série D	0	0	4^[a]	0	0	0	–		0	0	4	0
	2019	Série D	6	0	11^[a]	3	0	0	–		0	0	17	3
	Total		6	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3
XV de Piracicaba (loan)	2018	–			0^[b]	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Botafogo-PB	2020	Série C	0	0	?^[c]	1	8^[d]	2	–		0	0	8+	3
	2021	Série C	21	5	0^[c]	0	2^[d]	1	–		0	0	23	6
	Total		21	5	?	1	10	3	0	0	0	0	31+	9
Levski Sofia	2021-22	Parva Liga	10	2	–		4	1	–		0	0	14	3
	2022-23		35	5	–		2	2	4	1	1	0	42	8
	2023-24		15	3	–		1	1	6	2	0	0	22	6
	Total		60	10	0	0	7	4	10	3	1	0	78	17
Career total			87	15	15+	4	17	7	10	3	1	0	130+	29